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'''Sigurjón Sighvatsson''' (born 15 June 1952), also known as ''Joni Sighvatsson'', is an [[Iceland]]ic [[Hollywood]] [[film producer]] and businessman.
'''Sigurjón''' "'''Joni'''" '''Sighvatsson''' (born 15 June 1952) is an [[Icelanders|Icelandic]] Hollywood film producer and businessman.


Sighvatsson, a veteran producer with over 50 feature films, television series, and documentaries to his credit, is the principal of Palomar Pictures, an independent production company, as well as chairman of Scandinavian film distributor/producer Scanbox Emntertainment.
==Biography==
Sigurjón Sighvatsson was born in [[Reykjavík]], [[Iceland]], the son of Sigurborg Sigurjonsdottir and Sighvatur Karlsson.<ref name=filmr>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/66/Sigurjon-Sighvatsson.html |title=Sigurjon Sighvatsson Biography (1952-) |publisher=Filmreference.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-11}}</ref> He immigrated to the United States in 1978.<ref name=filmr/> He graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in English and literature from the [[University of Iceland]] and an [[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]] from the [[University of Southern California]] in Los Angeles.


Sigurjón has worked with some of the most successful filmmakers in the industry, including [[David Lynch]], [[Kathryn Bigelow]], [[Jim Sheridan]], [[Julian Schnabel]] and multiple Academy Award nominees and winners. Among his films are ''[[The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared (film)|The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared]]'', ''[[Brothers (2009 film)|Brothers]]'', ''[[Z for Zachariah (film)|Z for Zachariah]]'' and ''[[Killer Elite (film)|Killer Elite]]'', as well as classics such as ''[[Wild at Heart (film)|Wild at Heart]]'', ''[[Arlington Road]]'' and ''[[Basquiat (film)|Basquiat]]''.
He began his professional film career as a co-founder of [[Propaganda Films]], which revolutionized the commercial and music video industries before moving into feature film production. While at Propaganda, he worked with future directing stars such as [[David Fincher]], [[Michael Bay]] and [[Spike Jonze]] and produced such films as [[David Lynch]]'s ''[[Wild at Heart (film)|Wild at Heart]]'', ''[[Madonna: Truth or Dare]]'', ''[[Kalifornia]]'', ''[[Basquiat]]'', ''[[Candyman (film)|Candyman]]'', ''[[Red Rock West]]'' and ''[[A Thousand Acres]]''. Additionally, he produced the modern television classic David Lynch's ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' and was one of the original producers on the original ''[[Beverly Hills 90210]]'' series. He then served as the first president of [[Lakeshore Entertainment]], where he oversaw and/or executive produced such films as ''[[Arlington Road]]'', ''[[Runaway Bride (1999 film)|Runaway Bride]]'', ''[[The Mothman Prophecies]]'', ''[[200 Cigarettes]]'', ''[[Homegrown (film)|Homegrown]]'', and ''[[Polish Wedding]]''.


Sigurjón also continues to be a significant force in the world of art films. After having paved the way for visual artists moving into feature films with Schnabel's highly acclaimed ''Basquiat'', Sigurjón has also produced the groundbreaking ''[[Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait]]'', as well as the controversial ''[[Destricted]]'', a collection of [[short film]]s by some of the world's leading artists focusing on the concept of pornography.
He is the principal of [[Palomar Pictures]], an independent film production company in Los Angeles. His current project ''[[Killer Elite (film)|Killer Elite]]'' was released September 23, 2011. He also produced ''[[Brothers (2009 film)|Brothers]]'', ''[[Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait]]'', ''[[Screaming Masterpiece]]'', ''[[A Little Trip to Heaven]]'', ''[[K-19: The Widowmaker]]'' and ''[[The Weight of Water]]'', ''[[The Good Heart]]'', ''[[The Last Winter (2006 film)|The Last Winter]]'', ''[[Destricted]]'' and ''[[Pretty Persuasion]]''. He will produce the [[Julie Kagawa]] [[Young-adult fiction]] novel Blood of Eden.<ref name=palo>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/54997/palomar-pictures-ready-spill-blood-eden |title=Palomar Pictures Ready to Spill the Blood of Eden |publisher=Dread Central |date= |accessdate=2012-04-25}}</ref>


== Career ==
Sigurjón is the [[Iceland]]ic [[Consul General]] in [[Los Angeles]] (honorary). He owns clothing manufacturer [[66°NORTH]].
Before coming to the United States, Sigurjón enjoyed a successful career as a musician in his native Iceland, founding the country's first recording studio at the age of 21. After finishing a B.A. in Literature from the [[University of Iceland]], Sighvatsson came to Los Angeles on a [[Fulbright Scholarship]] to earn his [[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]] in the Graduate Film Studies program at USC. He then was invited to and joined the Director's Program at the [[American Film Institute]].

In 1986, Sigurjón co-founded [[Propaganda Films]], which quickly became the leading music video and commercial production company in the world before expanding into feature films with [[Red Rock West]], [[Kalifornia]], and David Lynch's [[Wild at Heart (film)|Wild At Heart]] which won the coveted [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[Cannes Film Festival]]. At Propaganda, Sighvatsson launched the careers of such directors as [[David Fincher]], [[Michael Bay]], and [[Spike Jonze]].

Sigurjón has also been involved with numerous television shows, including the Emmy-nominated "[[Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City]]," the innovative cult classic "[[Twin Peaks]]," the triple ACE Award-winning anthology series "[[Fallen Angels (American TV series)|Fallen Angels]]," the quadruple ACE-winning "[[Heat Wave (1990 film)|Heat Wave]]," as well as the popular original "[[Beverly Hills 90210]]". In 1995, Sigurjón became the founding president of [[Lakeshore Entertainment]], where he produced or executive produced films such as [[Polish Wedding]], [[200 Cigarettes]] and [[Arlington Road]].

In 1999, Sigurjón became the controlling shareholder in Palomar Pictures, another pioneer in music videos and television commercials and cultivated a new generation of top directors including [[Joseph Kahn (director)|Joseph Kahn]], [[Gary McKendry]] and [[Marcos Siega]]. In 2006 Sigurjón acquired Scanbox Entertainment, a leading Scandinavian film distributor as well as heritage clothing company 66 North in Iceland, which he built into an award winning international outdoor brand.

Sigurjón has served in various industry and civic organizations including, as president of the [[American Cinematheque]] in Los Angeles, and as a board member of the [[Association of Independent Commercial Producers|AICP]] (Association of Independent Commercial Producers), [[The American-Scandinavian Foundation]], the [[American Civil Liberties Union|ACLU]] of Southern California, the Ocean Park Community Center, and currently serves on the Hammer Museum Board of Overseers. Sigurjón is also the Honorary Consul General for Iceland in [[Southern California]].


==Producer selected filmography==
==Producer selected filmography==
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
* ''[[Z for Zachariah (film)|Z for Zachariah]]'' (2015), starring [[Margot Robbie]], [[Chris Pine]], and [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]], directed by [[Craig Zobel]]
===Film===
* ''[[A Little Trip to Heaven]]'' (2005), starring [[Julia Stiles]] and [[Forest Whitaker]], directed by [[Baltasar Kormákur]]
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
* ''[[K-19: The Widowmaker]]'' (2002), starring [[Harrison Ford]]
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
* ''[[200 Cigarettes]]'' (1999), starring [[Ben Affleck]], [[Kate Hudson]], [[Courtney Love]] and [[Elvis Costello]]
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
* '' [[Arlington Road]]'' (1999), starring [[Jeff Bridges]], [[Tim Robbins]] and [[Joan Cusack]]
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit
* ''[[Going All the Way]]'' (1997), starring [[Ben Affleck]] and [[Jeremy Davies]]
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes
* ''[['Til There Was You]]'' (1997), starring [[Jeanne Tripplehorn]], [[Dylan McDermott]], [[Sarah Jessica Parker]] and [[Jennifer Aniston]]
|-
* ''[[Kalifornia]]'' (1993), starring [[Brad Pitt]], [[Juliette Lewis]], [[David Duchovny]] and [[Michelle Forbes]]
* ''[[Red Rock West]]'' (1992), starring [[Nicolas Cage]]
|rowspan=2| 1985 || ''[[Hard Rock Zombies]]'' || Associate producer ||
|-
* ''[[Wild at Heart (film)|Wild at Heart]]'' (1990), directed by [[David Lynch]], starring [[Nicolas Cage]], [[Laura Dern]] and [[Willem Dafoe]]
| ''American Drive-In'' || Associate producer ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 1987 || ''[[Aria (1987 film)|Aria]]'' || Associate producer ||
|-
| ''[[P.I. Private Investigations]]'' || ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[The Blue Iguana]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 1989 || ''[[Kill Me Again]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Fear, Anxiety & Depression]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan=3| 1990 || ''[[Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will?]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Wild at Heart (film)|Wild at Heart]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Rust'' || ||
|-
|rowspan=3| 1992 || ''[[Ruby (1992 film)|Ruby]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[A Stranger Among Us]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Candyman (1992 film)|Candyman]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan=4| 1993 || ''Behind Schedule'' || Associate producer ||
|-
| ''[[Red Rock West]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Kalifornia]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Dream Lover (1993 film)|Dream Lover]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan=4| 1994 || ''[[Final Combination]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
| ''Gospel According to Harry'' || Executive producer ||
|-
| ''A Pig's Tale'' || Executive producer || Direct-to-video
|-
| ''[[S.F.W.]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
|rowspan=3| 1995 || ''[[Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Canadian Bacon]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
| ''[[Lord of Illusions]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
|rowspan=3| 1996 || ''[[Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
| ''[[Basquiat (film)|Basquiat]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Box of Moonlight]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
|rowspan=4| 1997 || ''[[Going All the Way]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[['Til There Was You]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
| ''[[The Real Blonde]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
| ''[[A Thousand Acres (film)|A Thousand Acres]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan=3| 1998 || ''[[Polish Wedding]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
| ''[[Homegrown (film)|Homegrown]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
| ''[[Phoenix (1998 film)|Phoenix]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 1999 || ''[[200 Cigarettes]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
| ''[[Arlington Road]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2000 || ''[[Passion of Mind]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
| ''[[The Weight of Water (film)|The Weight of Water]]'' || ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[K-19: The Widowmaker]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2005 || ''[[Pretty Persuasion]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
| ''[[A Little Trip to Heaven]]'' || ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2006 || ''[[Destricted]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
| ''[[The Last Winter (2006 film)|The Last Winter]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
|rowspan=3| 2009 || ''[[Valhalla Rising (film)|Valhalla Rising]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
| ''[[The Good Heart]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
| ''[[Brothers (2009 film)|Brothers]]'' || ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Killer Elite (film)|Killer Elite]]'' || ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared (film)|The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Z for Zachariah (film)|Z for Zachariah]]'' || ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[I.T. (film)|I.T.]]'' || Co-producer ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2017 || ''[[Wind River (film)|Wind River]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
| ''[[I Remember You (2017 film)|I Remember You]]'' || ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Isabelle (film)|Isabelle]]'' || Executive producer ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[End of Sentence]]'' || ||
|}

;Production manager

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Nickel Mountain]]'' || Post-production supervisor
|}

;Thanks

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Parkland (film)|Parkland]]'' || The producers wish to thank
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes
|-
| 1987 || ''Richard Marx Live'' || Executive producer || Television special
|-
|rowspan=2| 1990 || ''[[Heat Wave (1990 film)|Heat Wave]]'' || Executive producer || Television film
|-
| ''[[Industrial Symphony No. 1]]'' || Executive producer || Television film
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Salute Your Shorts]]'' || Executive producer || Television pilot
|-
| 1990−91 || ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' || ||
|-
| 1991 || ''Coca-Cola Pop Music Backstage Pass to Summer'' || Co-executive producer || Television special
|-
| 1992 || ''Memphis'' || Executive producer || Television film
|-
|rowspan=2| 1993 || ''Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell'' || Executive producer || Documentary
|-
| ''[[Tales of the City (1993 miniseries)|Tales of the City]]'' || Executive producer ||
|}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 00:00, 18 June 2023

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Sigurjón.
Sigurjón Sighvatsson
Born (1952-06-15) 15 June 1952 (age 71)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Other namesJoni Sighvatsson
EducationAFI Conservatory
Occupation(s)Film producer, businessman

Sigurjón "Joni" Sighvatsson (born 15 June 1952) is an Icelandic Hollywood film producer and businessman.

Sighvatsson, a veteran producer with over 50 feature films, television series, and documentaries to his credit, is the principal of Palomar Pictures, an independent production company, as well as chairman of Scandinavian film distributor/producer Scanbox Emntertainment.

Sigurjón has worked with some of the most successful filmmakers in the industry, including David Lynch, Kathryn Bigelow, Jim Sheridan, Julian Schnabel and multiple Academy Award nominees and winners. Among his films are The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared, Brothers, Z for Zachariah and Killer Elite, as well as classics such as Wild at Heart, Arlington Road and Basquiat.

Sigurjón also continues to be a significant force in the world of art films. After having paved the way for visual artists moving into feature films with Schnabel's highly acclaimed Basquiat, Sigurjón has also produced the groundbreaking Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, as well as the controversial Destricted, a collection of short films by some of the world's leading artists focusing on the concept of pornography.

Career[edit]

Before coming to the United States, Sigurjón enjoyed a successful career as a musician in his native Iceland, founding the country's first recording studio at the age of 21. After finishing a B.A. in Literature from the University of Iceland, Sighvatsson came to Los Angeles on a Fulbright Scholarship to earn his MFA in the Graduate Film Studies program at USC. He then was invited to and joined the Director's Program at the American Film Institute.

In 1986, Sigurjón co-founded Propaganda Films, which quickly became the leading music video and commercial production company in the world before expanding into feature films with Red Rock West, Kalifornia, and David Lynch's Wild At Heart which won the coveted Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. At Propaganda, Sighvatsson launched the careers of such directors as David Fincher, Michael Bay, and Spike Jonze.

Sigurjón has also been involved with numerous television shows, including the Emmy-nominated "Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City," the innovative cult classic "Twin Peaks," the triple ACE Award-winning anthology series "Fallen Angels," the quadruple ACE-winning "Heat Wave," as well as the popular original "Beverly Hills 90210". In 1995, Sigurjón became the founding president of Lakeshore Entertainment, where he produced or executive produced films such as Polish Wedding, 200 Cigarettes and Arlington Road.

In 1999, Sigurjón became the controlling shareholder in Palomar Pictures, another pioneer in music videos and television commercials and cultivated a new generation of top directors including Joseph Kahn, Gary McKendry and Marcos Siega. In 2006 Sigurjón acquired Scanbox Entertainment, a leading Scandinavian film distributor as well as heritage clothing company 66 North in Iceland, which he built into an award winning international outdoor brand.

Sigurjón has served in various industry and civic organizations including, as president of the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles, and as a board member of the AICP (Association of Independent Commercial Producers), The American-Scandinavian Foundation, the ACLU of Southern California, the Ocean Park Community Center, and currently serves on the Hammer Museum Board of Overseers. Sigurjón is also the Honorary Consul General for Iceland in Southern California.

Producer selected filmography[edit]

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film[edit]

Year Film Credit Notes
1985 Hard Rock Zombies Associate producer
American Drive-In Associate producer
1987 Aria Associate producer
P.I. Private Investigations
1988 The Blue Iguana
1989 Kill Me Again
Fear, Anxiety & Depression
1990 Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will?
Wild at Heart
Rust
1992 Ruby
A Stranger Among Us
Candyman
1993 Behind Schedule Associate producer
Red Rock West
Kalifornia
Dream Lover
1994 Final Combination Executive producer
Gospel According to Harry Executive producer
A Pig's Tale Executive producer Direct-to-video
S.F.W. Executive producer
1995 Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
Canadian Bacon Executive producer
Lord of Illusions Executive producer
1996 Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy Executive producer
Basquiat
Box of Moonlight Executive producer
1997 Going All the Way
'Til There Was You Executive producer
The Real Blonde Executive producer
A Thousand Acres
1998 Polish Wedding Executive producer
Homegrown Executive producer
Phoenix Executive producer
1999 200 Cigarettes Executive producer
Arlington Road Executive producer
2000 Passion of Mind Executive producer
The Weight of Water
2002 K-19: The Widowmaker
2005 Pretty Persuasion Executive producer
A Little Trip to Heaven
2006 Destricted Executive producer
The Last Winter Executive producer
2009 Valhalla Rising Executive producer
The Good Heart Executive producer
Brothers
2011 Killer Elite
2013 The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared Executive producer
2015 Z for Zachariah
2016 I.T. Co-producer
2017 Wind River Executive producer
I Remember You
2018 Isabelle Executive producer
2019 End of Sentence
Production manager
Year Film Role
1984 Nickel Mountain Post-production supervisor
Thanks
Year Film Role
2013 Parkland The producers wish to thank

Television[edit]

Year Title Credit Notes
1987 Richard Marx Live Executive producer Television special
1990 Heat Wave Executive producer Television film
Industrial Symphony No. 1 Executive producer Television film
1990 Salute Your Shorts Executive producer Television pilot
1990−91 Beverly Hills, 90210
1991 Coca-Cola Pop Music Backstage Pass to Summer Co-executive producer Television special
1992 Memphis Executive producer Television film
1993 Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell Executive producer Documentary
Tales of the City Executive producer

References[edit]

External links[edit]

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